take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
absence; disregard; indifference
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
earthenware (ceramic) bell
training; education; development; cultivation
white line; linea alba (anot.)
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
headquarters; head office; main office
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
price; cost; value; worth; value
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
common knowledge; well-known fact